What time does Karaikal Express depart from SMVT BENGALURU?

Karaikal Express departs from SMVT BENGALURU (SMVB) at 07:30 and arrives at KARAIKAL (KIK) at 22:35. Check live delays and actual platform arrival updates directly on the RailRadar tracker.

What is the last stop for 16529 Karaikal Express?

The final destination stop of the Karaikal Express is KARAIKAL (KIK), where it is scheduled to terminate at 22:35. You can spot the train's real-time progress using the live tracker map above.

Where is Karaikal Express right now?

The current position of Karaikal Express is shown on the live map at the top of this page. RailRadar uses crowdsourced GPS from passengers on board, updated every 30 seconds — much faster than traditional station reports.

How accurate is the running status for train 16529 Karaikal Express?

The running status for Karaikal Express is highly accurate as it is powered by live GPS data shared directly by passengers on board the train. This provides real-time updates of the train's actual coordinates between SMVT BENGALURU and KARAIKAL every 30 seconds.

Why is train 16529 Karaikal Express showing delayed or offline today?

Karaikal Express may experience delays along its route from SMVT BENGALURU to KARAIKAL due to track congestion, signaling clearance, or priority routing. If the status is offline, it means no passengers are currently sharing live location data from inside the coach, and it will update as soon as a passenger joins.

How far does Karaikal Express travel?

Karaikal Express covers a total distance of 562 km from SMVT BENGALURU to KARAIKAL in about 15h 5m, making 56 halts along the way.

On which days does Karaikal Express run?

Karaikal Express runs Daily. Always verify on the day of travel — Indian Railways may announce cancellations or rescheduling on short notice.

16529 Train Running Status Today — Karaikal Express

16529

Karaikal Express

16529

Karaikal Express

Arrival

Day 1 - 18 Jul

Departure

16529Mail/Express

Karaikal Express

Runs On

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

Distance

562 km

Duration

15h 5m

Halts

Avg Speed

37.3 km/h

Max Speed

86.7 km/h

Return

16530

Arrival

Day 1 - Jul 18

Departure

SMVT BENGALURU

0.0 km•

7:30AM

7:38AM7:42AM

BAIYYAPPANAHALLI

4.0 km•

7:39AM

7:40AM7:42AM

BAIYYAPPANAHALLI AUXILIARY BYPASS CABIN

5.1 km

7:40AM7:56AM

7:40AM8:05AM

JTPM STATION

5.5 km

7:40AM8:05AM

7:42AM8:16AM

KRISHNARAJAPURAM DIESEL LOCO SHED

7.6 km

7:42AM8:19AM

7:44AM8:23AM

VWIA STATION

9.8 km

7:44AM8:19AM

7:45AM8:28AM

KDNH STATION

10.5 km

7:45AM8:28AM

7:48AM8:35AM

BELANDUR ROAD

14.0 km•

7:49AM9:02AM

7:54AM9:08AM

KARMELARAM

18.0 km•

7:55AM9:14AM

7:59AM9:20AM

HUSKUR

21.6 km

7:59AM9:21AM

8:02AM9:26AM

HSKR STATION

24.5 km

8:02AM9:31AM

8:02AM9:41AM

HBGI STATION

25.4 km

8:02AM9:45AM

8:03AM

BMSD STATION

26.3 km

8:03AM9:58AM

8:05AM10:13AM

HEELALIGE

28.0 km•

8:06AM10:14AM

8:15AM10:31AM

ANEKAL ROAD

38.0 km•

8:16AM10:33AM

8:25AM10:45AM

MARANAYAKANAHALLI

44.7 km

8:25AM10:48AM

8:35AM10:59AM

HOSUR

52.0 km•

8:36AM11:07AM

8:49AM11:16AM

KELAMANGALAM

66.0 km•

8:50AM11:18AM

8:59AM11:29AM

PERIYA NAGA THUNAI

75.0 km•

9:00AM11:31AM

9:16AM11:43AM

RAYAKKOTTAI

91.0 km•

9:17AM11:44AM

9:39AM12:00PM

MARANDAHALLI

110.0 km•

9:40AM12:03PM

9:53AM12:05PM

PALAKKODU

123.0 km•

9:54AM12:05PM

10:15AM12:46PM

DHARMAPURI

144.0 km•

10:16AM12:56PM

10:26AM11:16AM

SIVADI

155.0 km•

10:27AM11:18AM

10:36AM11:29AM

MUTTAMPATTI

163.0 km•

10:37AM11:31AM

10:49AM1:04PM

TOPPUR

175.0 km•

10:50AM1:14PM

11:04AM12:00PM

KARUVALLI

188.0 km•

11:05AM12:35PM

11:12AM12:39PM

SEMMANDAPPATTI

193.0 km•

11:13AM12:40PM

12:19PM12:46PM

OMALUR JUNCTION

198.0 km•

12:20PM12:56PM

12:32PM1:30PM

KARUPPUR

203.0 km

12:32PM1:32PM

12:39PM1:34PM

MAGNESITE BYPASS CABIN

205.7 km

12:39PM1:40PM

12:42PM

MAGNESITE JUNCTION

206.9 km

12:42PM

12:48PM1:42PM

SALEM OUTER CABIN A

209.4 km

12:48PM1:47PM

12:50PM1:50PM

SALEM JUNCTION

210.0 km•

1:00PM1:58PM

1:07PM2:08PM

SALEM MARKET

214.0 km•

1:08PM2:08PM

1:12PM2:16PM

SALEM TOWN

216.0 km•

1:13PM2:22PM

1:21PM2:24PM

AYODHYAPATTANAM

224.0 km•

1:22PM2:27PM

1:30PM2:34PM

MINNAMPALLI

230.0 km•

1:31PM2:39PM

1:40PM2:49PM

VALAPPADI GATE

243.0 km•

1:41PM2:50PM

1:47PM2:57PM

ETTAPUR ROAD

251.0 km•

1:48PM3:01PM

1:53PM3:03PM

PEDANAYAKANPALAYAM

255.0 km•

1:54PM3:11PM

2:05PM3:17PM

ATTUR

266.0 km•

2:06PM3:14PM

2:19PM3:21PM

TALAIVASAL

284.0 km•

2:20PM3:27PM

2:27PM3:32PM

MELNARIYAPANUR

291.0 km•

2:28PM3:30PM

2:36PM3:04PM

CHINNA SALEM

298.0 km•

2:37PM3:35PM

2:42PM3:17PM

SIRUVATTUR

305.0 km•

2:43PM3:17PM

2:49PM3:56PM

PUKKIRAVARI

310.0 km•

2:50PM4:32PM

3:09PM4:43PM

KUTTAKUDI

329.0 km•

3:10PM4:41PM

3:19PM4:50PM

MUKHASAPARUR

339.0 km•

3:20PM4:58PM

4:10PM5:02PM

VRIDDHACHALAM JUNCTION

350.0 km•

4:20PM5:07PM

4:35PM5:10PM

UTTANGAL MANGALAM

364.0 km•

4:36PM5:13PM

4:42PM5:18PM

NEYVELI

369.0 km•

4:43PM5:20PM

4:50PM5:24PM

VADALUR

377.0 km•

4:51PM5:56PM

4:57PM5:10PM

KURINJIPADI

382.0 km•

4:58PM5:13PM

5:15PM6:18PM

KULLANCHAVADI

391.9 km

5:15PM6:18PM

5:33PM6:24PM

CAPPER QUARRY

402.6 km

5:33PM6:29PM

5:40PM6:33PM

CUDDALORE PORT JUNCTION

407.0 km•

5:50PM6:37PM

5:53PM

CAPPER QUARRY

411.5 km

5:53PM

5:59PM6:50PM

ALAPAKAM

418.9 km

5:59PM6:51PM

6:06PM7:09PM

PUDUCHATTIRAM

427.8 km

6:06PM7:09PM

6:11PM7:09PM

PARANGIPETTAI

435.0 km•

6:12PM7:10PM

6:23PM6:49PM

CHIDAMBARAM

445.0 km•

6:25PM7:02PM

6:31PM7:22PM

VALLAMPADUGAI

450.0 km•

6:32PM7:24PM

6:37PM7:28PM

KOLLIDAM

453.0 km•

6:38PM7:32PM

6:44PM

ARASUR

459.4 km

6:44PM

6:48PM7:22PM

SIRKAZHI

463.0 km•

6:49PM7:26PM

6:56PM7:28PM

VAITHISVARAN KOIL

468.0 km•

6:57PM7:32PM

7:03PM7:40PM

ANANDATANDAVAPURAM

476.0 km•

7:04PM7:43PM

7:09PM7:45PM

NIDUR

478.0 km•

7:10PM7:47PM

7:43PM7:53PM

MAYILADUTURAI JUNCTION

482.0 km•

7:45PM8:14PM

7:53PM

MANGANALLUR

490.4 km

7:53PM

7:57PM

KOLLUMANGUDI

494.4 km

7:57PM8:21PM

8:00PM8:23PM

PERALAM

498.0 km•

8:01PM8:25PM

8:04PM8:27PM

PUNTHOTTAM

501.1 km

8:04PM8:29PM

8:10PM8:32PM

NANNILAM

506.0 km•

8:11PM8:32PM

8:39PM

VIRKUDI

513.8 km

8:39PM

8:56PM

KODIKKALPALAIYAM

518.4 km

8:56PM

9:05PM8:50PM

THIRUVARUR JUNCTION

521.0 km•

9:15PM9:15PM

9:20PM

ADIYAKKAMANGALAM

526.2 km

9:20PM

9:24PM

KUTHUR

530.2 km

9:24PM

9:26PM9:32PM

KIZHVELUR

532.9 km

9:26PM9:33PM

9:32PM

SIKKAL

539.1 km

9:32PM

9:34PM

ANDANAPPETTAI

541.3 km

9:34PM

9:36PM

NAGAPPATTINAM BRIDGE CABIN

542.6 km

9:36PM

9:37PM9:46PM

NAGAPPATTINAM JUNCTION

544.0 km•

9:40PM

9:41PM

NAGAPATTINAM BEACH

544.7 km

9:41PM

9:44PM9:54PM

VELLIPALAYAM

546.1 km

9:44PM9:56PM

9:52PM10:04PM

NAGORE

551.0 km•

9:54PM

10:18PM

TIRUMALAIRAYANPATTINAM

557.5 km

10:18PM

10:35PM11:02PM

KARAIKAL

562.0 km•

Arrived at KARAIKAL

ArrivedUpdated 18 minutes ago

SMVBKIK

Next Stop---- - --

To ReachKIK562km - 11:02PM

Delayed by 27 minutes at KIK

16529 Karaikal Express runs from SMVT BENGALURU to KARAIKAL. It covers 562 km in 15h 5m, stopping at 56 stations. Departs SMVT BENGALURU at 07:30 and arrives at KARAIKAL at 22:35. RailRadar shows the real-time GPS position on a live map using crowdsourced location from passengers on board — updated every 30 seconds. It runs daily.

16529 Schedule — 56 stops

IST

#	Station	Arr	Dep	Day	Pf
1	SMVT BENGALURU SMVB	SRC	07:30	1	5
2	BAIYYAPPANAHALLI BYPL	07:38	07:39	1	2
8	BELANDUR ROAD BLRR	07:48	07:49	1	1
9	KARMELARAM CRLM	07:54	07:55	1	2
14	HEELALIGE HLE	08:05	08:06	1	3
15	ANEKAL ROAD AEK	08:15	08:16	1	1
17	HOSUR HSRA	08:35	08:36	1	3
18	KELAMANGALAM KMLM	08:49	08:50	1	1
19	PERIYA NAGA THUNAI PRNT	08:59	09:00	1	2
20	RAYAKKOTTAI RYC	09:16	09:17	1	1
21	MARANDAHALLI MZU	09:39	09:40	1	1
22	PALAKKODU PCV	09:53	09:54	1	1
23	DHARMAPURI DPJ	10:15	10:16	1	2
24	SIVADI SZV	10:26	10:27	1	2
25	MUTTAMPATTI MPC	10:36	10:37	1	1
26	TOPPUR TPP	10:49	10:50	1	1
27	KARUVALLI KVLR	11:04	11:05	1	1
28	SEMMANDAPPATTI SMDT	11:12	11:13	1	1
29	OMALUR JUNCTION OML	12:19	12:20	1	1
34	SALEM JUNCTION SA	12:50	13:00	1	1
35	SALEM MARKET SAMT	13:07	13:08	1	1
36	SALEM TOWN SXT	13:12	13:13	1	1
37	AYODHYAPATTANAM APN	13:21	13:22	1	2
38	MINNAMPALLI MPLI	13:30	13:31	1	2
39	VALAPPADI GATE VGE	13:40	13:41	1	1
40	ETTAPUR ROAD ETP	13:47	13:48	1	1
41	PEDANAYAKANPALAYAM PDKM	13:53	13:54	1	1
42	ATTUR ATU	14:05	14:06	1	2
43	TALAIVASAL TVS	14:19	14:20	1	1
44	MELNARIYAPANUR MLYR	14:27	14:28	1	2
45	CHINNA SALEM CHSM	14:36	14:37	1	2
46	SIRUVATTUR SRVT	14:42	14:43	1	1
47	PUKKIRAVARI PRV	14:49	14:50	1	1
48	KUTTAKUDI KKTI	15:09	15:10	1	1
49	MUKHASAPARUR MKSP	15:19	15:20	1	2
50	VRIDDHACHALAM JUNCTION VRI	16:10	16:20	1	1
51	UTTANGAL MANGALAM UMG	16:35	16:36	1	1
52	NEYVELI NVL	16:42	16:43	1	1
53	VADALUR VLU	16:50	16:51	1	1
54	KURINJIPADI KJPD	16:57	16:58	1	1
57	CUDDALORE PORT JUNCTION CUPJ	17:40	17:50	1	3
61	PARANGIPETTAI PO	18:11	18:12	1	1
62	CHIDAMBARAM CDM	18:23	18:25	1	1
63	VALLAMPADUGAI VMP	18:31	18:32	1	1
64	KOLLIDAM CLN	18:37	18:38	1	1
66	SIRKAZHI SY	18:48	18:49	1	1
67	VAITHISVARAN KOIL VDL	18:56	18:57	1	1
68	ANANDATANDAVAPURAM ANP	19:03	19:04	1	1
69	NIDUR NID	19:09	19:10	1	1
70	MAYILADUTURAI JUNCTION MV	19:43	19:45	1	2
73	PERALAM PEM	20:00	20:01	1	1
75	NANNILAM NNM	20:10	20:11	1	1
78	THIRUVARUR JUNCTION TVR	21:05	21:15	1	1
85	NAGAPPATTINAM JUNCTION NGT	21:37	21:40	1	1
88	NAGORE NCR	21:52	21:54	1	1
90	KARAIKAL KIK	22:35	DST	1	2

Frequently Asked Questions — 16529 Karaikal Express

What time does 16529 (Karaikal Express) start from SMVT BENGALURU?: It departs from SMVT BENGALURU (SMVB) at 07:30 and reaches KARAIKAL (KIK) at 22:35.
What is the last station for 16529?: The final station of 16529 is KARAIKAL (KIK), arriving at 22:35. You can see the full schedule and route map above.
Where is train number 16529 right now?: You can check the live location of 16529 (Karaikal Express) on the interactive map above. We update the train's position every 30 seconds using GPS reports shared by passengers traveling on this train.
How accurate is the running status for train 16529?: The running status is highly accurate because it uses real-time GPS locations from passengers currently inside the train. This is much faster than traditional station arrival reports.
Why is train 16529 showing offline or not updating?: If a train is showing offline, it means no passengers are currently sharing its live location from inside the coaches. The position will update as soon as a passenger on board connects.
What is the total travel distance of 16529?: It covers a total distance of 562 km from SMVT BENGALURU to KARAIKAL in about 15 hours and 5 minutes.
On which days does 16529 run?: This train runs on: Daily. Please verify the running status before leaving for the station.

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